 CLS looks for a student who is willing to grow through their position. A student who is willing to not just be a present, not just be a present student. They want someone who can go above and beyond, someone who takes risks and takes advantage of the opportunities given to them. The environment here is very upbeat, it's very positive. Once you come in, everyone's saying hi, how are you doing, how are your classes? It's very connected and very together. I don't think there has been a day where I walk in and no one has talked to me. And I like to be part of that positive energy and I think all of them inspire me. The benefits of working at CLS are life-changing and I was someone who got into the community technical college system. When I was 24, I was working at a job where it wasn't going to go anywhere really. And I was approached by one of the professional staff members and they said they had recognized me and my commitment to volunteering my time and so I said I could totally do this. At first, I wasn't quite at a point where I thought that it was something that was for me. But with lots of encouragement, I decided, you know, why not? The advice I'd give to someone who's thinking about applying is to go for it. My position helped me a lot to improve myself internally. How to work with others, how to help others, how to be aware of others. So my advice to anybody who would like to apply for my position to be openness.